This Is The Only Kitchen Appliance You Need On Your Counter

In any kitchen—whether big city apartment-size tiny or suburban-level enormous—there are bound to be some superfluous tools that you can get rid of. Until a few weeks ago, even Delish staffers didn't understand the complete potential of the whisk and that it could replace six utensils in your drawer. And now we're here to tell you about the one and only countertop appliance you really, truly need to buy: a high-power blender.

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I realize I might upset a lot of you with this one, but before you fire off your arguments for your beloved toaster oven or precious slow cooker, you need to hear me out. A super-charged blender can do so much more than you realize—so much more than stir together a post-workout smoothie.

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It's so useful that even the New York Times lists it as the only essential kitchen tool beyond a list of basic knifes, spoons, pots, and pans. In many aspects it replaces other appliances, but most importantly it completes jobs you couldn't accomplish without one. Let's be real: you can't hand-cut ice or hand-grind pesto quite the same way the blades on one of these babies could. With other appliances, you can get the job done by other means (looking at you, toaster oven, slow cooker, stand mixers, rice cooker, juicer).

A souped-up blender can get all of these tasks done in a breeze: juice without a juicer; make pesto, peanut butter, hummus, and other spreads; blend and boil soups; whip up smoothies; crush ice; mix dry and wet ingredients like a stand mixer; prepare baby food; simmer sauces; the list goes on. You just have to make sure you're investing in a top-notch model like the Vitamix or the Blendtec to get the most bang for your buck—and to toss all your other cabinet-dominating appliances for good.